Chapter VI
“Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley. “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?” “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.” “What _did_ ye do, then?” “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
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Chapter VI
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“Well,
I
never!”
said
Mrs.
Fettley.
“Did--did
ye
foller
it
up,
anyways?”
“She
askt
me
to,
but
I
wouldn’t
’ave
no
such
dealin’s
with
a
child.”
“What
_did_
ye
do,
then?”
“’Sat
in
me
own
room
’stid
o’
the
kitchen
when
me
’eddicks
come
on.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,
I
never!”
said
Mrs.
Fettley.
Line 2
“Did--did
ye
foller
it
up,
anyways?”
Line 3
“She
askt
me
to,
but
I
wouldn’t
’ave
no
such
dealin’s
with
a
child.”
Line 4
“What
_did_
ye
do,
then?”
Line 5
“’Sat
in
me
own
room
’stid
o’
the
kitchen
when
me
’eddicks
come
on.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
anyways
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From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
askt
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From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
ave
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From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
child
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From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
dealin's
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From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What _did_ ye do, then?”
eddicks
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From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
Fettley
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From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
foller
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From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
kitchen
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From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
Mrs
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From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
o
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From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
own
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From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
room
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From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
said
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From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
Sat
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From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
stid
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From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
then
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From this reading “What _did_ ye do, then?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
up
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From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
Well
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From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What _did_ ye do, then?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
wouldn't
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From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”